@@fgdbbddhhdhdj1591 that's funny because it's actually true, if someone can either convince themselves of a truth or in some manner of trauma or such forget the previous truth, the thing they think becomes the truth for them. Like if someone loses their memory, you can tell them their name and they'll believe you because they don't know better.
@@Yikeo A) I don't like my own comments. B) How is the assumption that all captives (real or onion) would want their captors dead a braindead assumption?
Carter u weren't wrong in your assumption. But u were wrong in responding to an ironic braindead accusing braindead trope. Which... Since u responded makes u braindead. I think. This hurts and is making me braindead
The old lady is my favorite! She's got so much spunk in her! It means she's really passionate about her opinions! I hope they continue feeding her to keep her on the show!
Honestly, stepping into a car made of breathable gel that basically cushions anything doesn't seem like a bad idea. Although they'd have to work out how you can hold a conversation when trapped in sticky stuff...
@@tvela595 I'm gonna be that guy.. There not their. Also to make up for being that guy, you are correct, as they actually have a synthetic fluid like that, it's used for extremely deep dives and many have a hard time using it as it makes you feel like you are drowning and it functions the same way as when you are in the womb as a fetus surrounded by liquid. I've heard it's really uncomfortable and makes you anxious but if practiced and mentally prepared is accomplished without to much difficulty. They use it because it keeps you alive and unlike gases, under extreme pressure being a liquid it doesn't compress. So the depth one can dive using it or be in a vehicle far down is increased exponentially over breathing gases.
@@bloodlove93 Honestly, I wouldn't mind the correction either way, but I appreciate your self-awareness. Also, pretty interesting stuff lol. Edit: Now I'm going to be that guy... too, not to :D
You see, this is actually a clever commentary about how selective polling and interview framing can skew survey results I also liked it when the man said "less pain"
For Profit Prisons. Inhumane prison conditions for non-life serving offenders. Prisons are absurdly corrupt and need an entire 3 letter organization that makes suprise visits and can hold people accountable and are far removed from any benefits and are screened thoroughly.
Pamela was interviewed for the Today show where she gives tips about how to keep census workers in your house for longer than necessary. I guess they kidnapped her after they finished the segment!
I believe SC would be cut loose. I live here. I'm not sure if we produce much of worth. I suppose as a coastal state we have some value but the water is polluted in alot of places and there are hurricanes. Historically, SC is known for it's habit of abstaining from important votes. Like minimum wage or freedom from European Government Control. We wait for the FED to make a decision for us. I live near an island town named Dafuskie (sp? 😅). There are no bridges to Dafuskie. You have to take a Ferry. The town basically runs itself. It has a gas station, many of it's residents are wealthy and they don't attend County Meetings.
I live in SC also but down in the Charleston area in a town called Mount Pleasant it’s the same way but with a ton of people. I still don’t understand why people want to live here... we have the worst drivers and education among other things.
*a lot *its habit (possessive) *its residents (also possessive) it's = contraction of "it is/has" *European government control *a ferry *attend county meetings
In other news, a clustered group of approximately 500 lawyers without any economics education weigh in yearly on how much of your money they should spend.
One of the best onion videos as it perfectly captures their message of how absurd and obsessive people are about news and politics, and how these media outlets try so hard to get people to listen to them.
I don't know if this was saying this but continued incarceration leads to complete compliance (the first male), hatred (the woman) or just incoherant despair ( the other male). Interesting to note that the USA has the highest prisoner rate, with a distant second Russia. America - Home of the Free (well not those in jail). (PS. Close Guantanamo)
this is because we don't actually beat prisoners to death like most countries (dead inmate are not counted nor disclosed to liberal organizations) or harvest them for organs after billing the inmate's family the cost of the bullet.
toomanyaccounts good job answering to an 8 yr old comment but that is only an issue in extremely corrupt governments such as China. In Europe, it is not a problem
The old lady didn't get shocked at the end; she wasn't lying.
'She thought she wasn't lying
@@fgdbbddhhdhdj1591 that's funny because it's actually true, if someone can either convince themselves of a truth or in some manner of trauma or such forget the previous truth, the thing they think becomes the truth for them.
Like if someone loses their memory, you can tell them their name and they'll believe you because they don't know better.
it’s acting lol
flyde they know, you muppet
The newscaster’s fate is sealed.
I still laugh at the fact the old woman wasn't shocked as she made death threats. She _meant it._
Well I mean... Of course she meant it. She was kidnapped off the streets, why would she not mean it?
@@greattitan371 Says something braindead then likes own comment 😂
@@Yikeo A) I don't like my own comments. B) How is the assumption that all captives (real or onion) would want their captors dead a braindead assumption?
@@Yikeo No one likes you.
Figuratively,systematically, and literally.
Carter u weren't wrong in your assumption. But u were wrong in responding to an ironic braindead accusing braindead trope. Which... Since u responded makes u braindead. I think. This hurts and is making me braindead
The interview felt a little forced.
Lol
Michał Ty now why would you think that?
Yeah just a little I feel as though it was just a little scripted
i felt the same thing it looks like their gonna get used to it and have fun
LMAO lmao
The old lady was amazing but I was really impressed by the anchorwoman. It felt like a real interview and her timing and voice cadence was perfect.
She speaks exactly like Ivanka Trump which is uncanny
BOOBA
Staka Duggan she kinda grew on me she's nice af now I can't see her any other way
That's because she's a former anchor for foxnews, or at least thats what the wiki says
That old lady gets me every time.
That brilliant old woman steals the show.
well actually the show stole her
The amount of wit in this lad^
@@Meatman4450 You're a fking beast.
Meatman4450 cot DAMN
She’s badass and I eagerly await her slaughter.
The old lady is my favorite! She's got so much spunk in her! It means she's really passionate about her opinions! I hope they continue feeding her to keep her on the show!
Are you still using this account 9 years later?
@@nikolairostov3326 Top Ten Questions Science Still Can’t Answer
@@nikolairostov3326
he uploaded three weeks ago so mystery solved i guess
@@thatoneguy9582 cool.
@@nikolairostov3326 Taking a look at their channel, yes they are still using this account.
I’d say she stole the show, but the show stole her
Sbeve oh this, this is a good comment
In Soviet Russia, show steal YOU.
Dude you stole this joke harder than my uncle stole my virginity
I'd say you stole the joke, but - actually no, you did steal the joke, so I will say you stole the joke.
You stole the joke.
@@eoghan.5003 damn that's crazy
"Texas zoo shooting renews debate over arming animals."
"Volvo's safest car yet features cabin filled with amnionic fluid."
Honestly, stepping into a car made of breathable gel that basically cushions anything doesn't seem like a bad idea. Although they'd have to work out how you can hold a conversation when trapped in sticky stuff...
Andrei Yang Sounds like evangelion if you’ve ever heard of it. Granted, their might be the issue of people’s innate fear of drowning.
@@tvela595 I'm gonna be that guy.. There not their.
Also to make up for being that guy, you are correct, as they actually have a synthetic fluid like that, it's used for extremely deep dives and many have a hard time using it as it makes you feel like you are drowning and it functions the same way as when you are in the womb as a fetus surrounded by liquid. I've heard it's really uncomfortable and makes you anxious but if practiced and mentally prepared is accomplished without to much difficulty.
They use it because it keeps you alive and unlike gases, under extreme pressure being a liquid it doesn't compress. So the depth one can dive using it or be in a vehicle far down is increased exponentially over breathing gases.
@@bloodlove93 Honestly, I wouldn't mind the correction either way, but I appreciate your self-awareness. Also, pretty interesting stuff lol.
Edit: Now I'm going to be that guy... too, not to :D
@@tvela595 haha I knew I was gonna spell something wrong, it always happens, anyway have a good day I gotta get to painting a ceiling.
YOU'RE MAKING IT WORSE FOR EVERYONE, ROGER!!
Roger, deshaun/Miguel...same difference
Yeah, fuck Roger
For fuck sakes roger. get with the program.
@@romeotango8324 what?
The lady not interrupting her guests makes this a better interview than most
Truly one of the most hospitable hosts
Now here's the problem with this study, you need a larger sample size. I will listen when you have at least 100 from every state
That could get expensive to feed
@@Fanimati0n Who said anything about feeding them?
TehFluffyDuck Montana doesn’t have a hundred people
Just go to Twitter.
The shows only an hour long, we can’t do it for so long live.
"Killing you and escaping!"
Nocturnalux The real issue.
Connor Nolan
I died
So basically a wide range of issues
Yea, you repeated words in the video. What's your point?
Reminds me of my grandmother
"not watching is an act of defiance" xD
But defiance of who or what?
@@luther0013 BiG bRoThEr
logun bergeron or is that what they want us to think
well this _is_ how mainstream news media views it...
That’s how you get in one of those cages.
You see, this is actually a clever commentary about how selective polling and interview framing can skew survey results
I also liked it when the man said "less pain"
This onion video has predicted the future: ua-cam.com/video/TIupv90eMGY/v-deo.html
@@sabhishek9289 cringepost
Like "should the US government be doing more to X"
They're assuming the government should be involved in X in the first place!
and she went with it!
I think most Americans would like less pain.
This is why I trust The Onion. Real news, based on real problems facing the country.
plus advanced interrogation ... err... interview techniques... plus lie detectors... so we are assured we get the most honest sources.
I think the biggest current issue is the string of unexplained kidnappings following every major bill
"What's an issue you feel needs to be addressed?"
"Over incarceration."
For Profit Prisons. Inhumane prison conditions for non-life serving offenders. Prisons are absurdly corrupt and need an entire 3 letter organization that makes suprise visits and can hold people accountable and are far removed from any benefits and are screened thoroughly.
"how their opinions have changed once they've got their feeding."
I was looking for this
I heard beating.
@@simplyincorrigible7708 no no no, the beatings come after the feeding. do you have no humanity sir.
Wish they brought this show back
Still wishing they brought it back
@@maxederingtongold5376 ditto
Especially when it has to do with Israel
All they do now is that awful sports segment
Still wishing they brought this back
"We'll see how their opinions have changed once they've had their feeding"
I had to watch a second time to catch that one, subtle.
“Sure... I agree with it!”
“Me too!”
**Pained moan**
He sat there and took that shocking for SOO long. He must really fucking hate that proposal!
Pain is weakness leaving the body
New study reveals that 2/3 Americans will give up when locked in a cage for an extended period of time!
Not as subtle, but of course "2 out of 3 agree with the state cutting proposal" is still a relatively good satire
the line "I guess the economy... jobs!" and its delivery is pure genius
That's the old lady from the census today now video
DONT SPOIL IT MANN
"New book claims Jesus was fat"
:0
I am Fat Jesus
I am Fat Jesus
@@nathaniellynch4517 lol
@@nathaniellynch4517 lol
"So basically a wide range of issues"
I love that old lady.
GILF
I love how she says "the average American we keep on hand" then 5 seconds later "these are the Americans we got off the street"
Both can be true!
Pamela was interviewed for the Today show where she gives tips about how to keep census workers in your house for longer than necessary. I guess they kidnapped her after they finished the segment!
"Let´s see how their opinions have changed once they had their feeding."
The Onion in 2011: "National debt has reached historic levels"
Me in 2021: "HAHAHAHAHAH so cute!"
2011...2021...THEY PREDICTED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN EXACTLY ON A YEAR WITH THE LAST DIGIT BEING 1!!
Every year the national debt increases, so technically every day it reaches historic levels
“Postal Service to cut staff to just 35 mailmen” *laughs in DeJoy*
You had one Job Roger!!!
why capitalize job though...
@@xl000 his name is Job Roger and he had one.
"Postal service to cut staff to just 35 mailman"
Wow, that would double... wait no, this was 13 years ago
That is the most horrifying thumbnail I've ever seen.
Indeed why weight in only on economy, I want to here broader spectrum from those willing average volunteering citizens.
Every old video from the Onion just gets more relevant with every passing year.
Comedy like wine.
Ive been looking for this video so long! Thank you youtube reccomended
9 years later and the onion is still more accurate than most news outlets
it remind of when don lemmon interviewed some backwwods virginians on why they voted Trump
Give Roger his own show. I love his opinions and truthfulness! ❤️
The actress who played the caged old lady, 'Retired Schoolteacher Pamela Curtis', is Jean Alexander.
I only trust free range panels
We've not seen that presenter in a while, that can only mean one thing...
*the old lady got to her*
Id watch the old lady go full on doom slayer on a load of news staff.
0:43 Hey that's Helena!! The lonley old lady who was on "Today Now"!!! I'm soo glad you finally got the warmth of regular human interactions!
I appreciate the diversity on the panel.
Talk about having a captive audience.
I believe SC would be cut loose. I live here. I'm not sure if we produce much of worth. I suppose as a coastal state we have some value but the water is polluted in alot of places and there are hurricanes.
Historically, SC is known for it's habit of abstaining from important votes. Like minimum wage or freedom from European Government Control. We wait for the FED to make a decision for us.
I live near an island town named Dafuskie (sp? 😅). There are no bridges to Dafuskie. You have to take a Ferry. The town basically runs itself. It has a gas station, many of it's residents are wealthy and they don't attend County Meetings.
it's spelled dafuqsee
I live in SC also but down in the Charleston area in a town called Mount Pleasant it’s the same way but with a ton of people. I still don’t understand why people want to live here... we have the worst drivers and education among other things.
@@shittysolver7909 You clearly never lived in Florida.
*a lot
*its habit (possessive)
*its residents (also possessive)
it's = contraction of "it is/has"
*European government control
*a ferry
*attend county meetings
@@alvallac2171 you are all that is wrong with this world
To be fair, this interview "process" really does bring out the core underlying beliefs of the average American. Especially from Pamela.
Wow.....the Onion was WAY ahead of their time on this one. When the jokes become reality.
I would love a clip of the old lady escaping and going ballistic
Ahh, Brooke. Even after all these years the flame is still there.
"Caged" Americans.... I mean sometimes the Onion really was ahead of it's time.. .
Well, at least I'm happy to know that old lady is having new social interactions since that Census guy last visited.
Ever just scroll down and try and find that one dude who thinks the onion is legitimate
RIP Onion News. You will be missed.
The biggest joke of the entire video was when she said "The people in Washington care what you, the real voters think"
Oh, they do, that's how they write their speeches, they even use focus groups to find out which words resonate the most with voters.
not every joke needs a subtext its just absurdity.
it's a good day when the yt feed blesses you with yet another onion video you somehow haven't already seen
Funniest line in the whole video is Pamela saying, “killing you and escaping!”
Seriously the old lady scared the shit out of me...
"killing you and escaping!"
so you see, a wide range of issues :)
In other news, a clustered group of approximately 500 lawyers without any economics education weigh in yearly on how much of your money they should spend.
"Not watching is a sign of defiance."
Unrealistic, these people would be shouting their opinions at the top of their lungs in an attempt to drown each other out
At least the old lady doesn’t need to trap anymore census people
One of the best onion videos as it perfectly captures their message of how absurd and obsessive people are about news and politics, and how these media outlets try so hard to get people to listen to them.
They aren't obsessed, they're trapped. The point being; you can't avoid politics anywhere you go, you'll always be forced to have one of two opinions
That interview seemed surprisingly shocking
LMAO, 1:08 "oil to run out tuesday"
I’m not sure how I still find onion videos I’ve never seen before, but I am always happy when I do.
This is why we need educated people to vote. But if you do kidnap some for the next interview, ask them about their priveleges and genuine intentions
How does Onion find all of the actors. They are pretty good.
Pamela is so lucky to be in the studio. She used to wait to census workers to talk with every 10 years. Now she always has company
This is my favorite onion skit of them all - and I have seen them all and that seriously says a lot.
Congress is debating on a big issue here that requires American imput and all rogers can think of is himself
The war veteran has broken, but the lady was still going. Don't fuck with someone of her willpower.
If the truth isn't compelled, is it true?!
Honestly, the old woman was a really good actress. That death stare was amazing
She mentioned my state RI, I can agree with it
I swear that old lady is the introverted lady who only speaks to humans once every 10 years when the census people come round her house
I absolutely fucking love that old lady lol.
Did she ever get out and fulfill her promise?
The women must be loving it in there, as her human contact is really only once a decade with a census worker.
Oil to run out Tuesday
10 years later still feels relavent
Hi, Texas here. We would LOVE to be "cut from the union"
well, the old lady wasn't lying about the murder
Well, that's one way to have a captive audience...
That grandma fuckin 'rocks
Lol I knew it was satire the moment the gov suggested addressing the debt while also lessening the size of government.
1:00 "Volvo's safest car yet features cabin filled with amniotic fluid" LOL
"sure i agree whatever you want!" lmao
This is horrifying AND amazing. Way to make me happy and creep me out all at once, The Onion!
I like to do this whenever those census workers come to my house.
They never see it coming and you get real answers that the census worker can answer
Dude I couldn't get thru this in one sitting my face hurts from laughing
uh oh see now the sensors are indicating that-that you're lying Roger and that's not allowed!
*quickly shakes head*
My favorite video of Brooke Alvarez
I can't tell if this is Fox News or CNN.
*Yes*
Its Joe
Meanwhile, in fox news headquarters...
I was thinking CNN.
Why not both?
No CNN or FOX, MSNBC is pure sadism.
iliketrains0pwned
I thought this was all about CNN...
Both news outlets are dishonest and retarded.
I agree with the old ladies stance.
"Not watching is an act of defiance...."
This aged well
I thought the suited guy on the left was going to launch into serious opinions about the proposal. That might have been funny.
I don't know if this was saying this but continued incarceration leads to complete compliance (the first male), hatred (the woman) or just incoherant despair ( the other male). Interesting to note that the USA has the highest prisoner rate, with a distant second Russia. America - Home of the Free (well not those in jail). (PS. Close Guantanamo)
this is because we don't actually beat prisoners to death like most countries (dead inmate are not counted nor disclosed to liberal organizations) or harvest them for organs after billing the inmate's family the cost of the bullet.
toomanyaccounts good job answering to an 8 yr old comment but that is only an issue in extremely corrupt governments such as China. In Europe, it is not a problem